diff --git a/sources/Cargo.lock b/sources/Cargo.lock
index 80e685a15..ef4ae85ff 100644
--- a/sources/Cargo.lock
+++ b/sources/Cargo.lock
@@ -3531,6 +3531,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "maplit",
  "models",
  "num_cpus",
+ "pciclient",
  "percent-encoding",
  "pest",
  "pest_derive",
diff --git a/sources/api/schnauzer/Cargo.toml b/sources/api/schnauzer/Cargo.toml
index c29e773b4..a1dfacd87 100644
--- a/sources/api/schnauzer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sources/api/schnauzer/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ log.workspace = true
 maplit.workspace = true
 models.workspace = true
 num_cpus.workspace = true
+pciclient.workspace = true
 percent-encoding.workspace = true
 pest.workspace = true
 pest_derive.workspace = true
diff --git a/sources/api/schnauzer/src/helpers/mod.rs b/sources/api/schnauzer/src/helpers/mod.rs
index 7c9f865ec..c665233da 100644
--- a/sources/api/schnauzer/src/helpers/mod.rs
+++ b/sources/api/schnauzer/src/helpers/mod.rs
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ mod error {
             source: std::net::AddrParseError,
         },
 
+        #[snafu(display("Failed to check if EFA device is attached: {}", source))]
+        CheckEfaFailure { source: pciclient::Error },
+
         #[snafu(display(
             "Expected an absolute URL, got '{}' in template '{}': '{}'",
             url_str,
@@ -1311,7 +1314,21 @@ fn oci_spec_capabilities(value: &Value) -> Result<String, RenderError> {
 fn oci_spec_resource_limits(
     value: &Value,
 ) -> Result<HashMap<OciDefaultsResourceLimitType, OciDefaultsResourceLimitV1>, RenderError> {
-    Ok(serde_json::from_value(value.clone())?)
+    let mut rlimits: HashMap<OciDefaultsResourceLimitType, OciDefaultsResourceLimitV1> =
+        serde_json::from_value(value.clone())?;
+    if !rlimits.contains_key(&OciDefaultsResourceLimitType::MaxLockedMemory) {
+        if pciclient::is_efa_attached().context(error::CheckEfaFailureSnafu)? {
+            let max_locked_memory_limits = OciDefaultsResourceLimitV1 {
+                soft_limit: -1,
+                hard_limit: -1,
+            };
+            rlimits.insert(
+                OciDefaultsResourceLimitType::MaxLockedMemory,
+                max_locked_memory_limits,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(rlimits)
 }
 
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